HOT SPRINGS — Enjoy Hot Flash Blues, a ladies dance band, will play at the Symes Hotel from 8-10 p.m.

POLSON — The final day of school for Polson schools is Friday, June 3. 

POLSON — A reception will be held Friday, June 3, from 5-7 p.m. at the Sandpiper Art Gallery, 306 Main Street, for the “Beauty and the Beast” art show artists and their work.

ST. IGNATIUS — The final day of school for St. Ignatius schools.

POLSON — Providence St. Joseph Medical Center celebrates 100 years with a Centennial Golf Scramble at Polson Bay Golf Course on Saturday, June 4, with registration at 8 a.m. and shotgun start at 9 a.m. This will be an 18-hole/four-person scramble with an entry fee of $100 per team, which includes golf/golf cart/tee-prizes and lunch.  For more information call 406-883-8230.

POLSON — Come gather some wisdom from the experts at Delaney’s Nursery through their spring seminar series. On Saturday, June 4, at 10 a.m. learn about “Hummingbird, Butterflies and Bees—How to design your garden to attract our seasonal favorites.” Delaneys is located at 40514 Highway 35. Seminars are free and open to the public. Call 406-883-2612 for more information.

RONAN — The Garden of the Rockies Museum will hold a Flea Market, Craft Fair, Yard Sale at their Round Butte Gym across from the VFW on June 4, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Do you have yard sale items but not enough room to hold your own sale? Ten-foot spaces will be available inside and out for $10. All proceeds go to the operation of the Museum. Call 406-676-3261 as soon as possible to reserve your spot.

ST. IGNATIUS — Imagine a school where children and teenagers are accorded all the rights and responsibilities of democratic citizenship; where they truly practice free speech, free association, and freedom to choose their own activities; where they vote on all rules and consequences and where they have over a 90% chance of getting in to the college of their choice. That school is Glacier Lake School. Come along and meet our community and learn more at our open house on Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m.-noon. Go to www.glacierlakeschool.com or call 406 745 2345 for more information.

CHARLO — The Ninepipes Museum of early Montana, located just south of Ronan, invites local artists to showcase their artwork on the first Saturday of each month, June-October, in the gift shop at the museum. Heather and Matt Holmes are guests for June 4.

HOT SPRINGS — John Kelley will play the blues at the Symes Hotel from 8-10 p.m.

NINEPIPES — Kids Fishing Day at the Ninepipes Pond takes place on Saturday, June 4, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Three age groups are included: 6 years and under; 7 to 9 years; and 10 to 13 years. There will be a fish identification test and a raffle drawing for a Makita tool set. Five-dollar raffle tickets are available at WBC or from Jason McDonald by calling 406-381-7574. There will be limited fishing poles, tackle and bait provided for kids who do not have fishing equipment. The pond will be stocked with Rainbow Trout. For questions or more information go to: www.facebook.com/kidsfishingdaymt.

POLSON — The Northwest Montana Accordion Association will jam at the Elks on Main Street from 2-5:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 5. Call 406-752-8275.

POLSON — North Lake County Library begins registration for their summer reading program, “On Your Mark, Get Set, Go Wild,” at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 6. Children, teens, and adults each receive a reading record at registration, with eight reading benchmarks they need to achieve (for a total of 32 hours of reading or reading to your child). Prizes, coupons and raffle tickets are awarded and we’ll be partnering with Bob Ricketts to offer free Happy Hippo rides to all reading program participants who finish all 8 levels. Call the library at 406-883-8225 for more information.

RONAN — The Ronan City Council will meet at Ronan City Hall on Monday, June 6, from 6-7 p.m.

POLSON — Polson Alliance Church will have crafts, music and fun for kids ages 5 to 12 June 7-10. Linderman Outdoor Classroom will take place at Linderman School from 9:30-11 a.m. and at 1807 Woodbine Way from 1:30-3 p.m. There is no cost and registration is at the door. All are invited to join a potluck and concert featuring The Echoes at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 9 at Polson Alliance Church, North of Polson on Highway 93. For more information call 406-883-4179.

POLSON — Missoula Self Help law Center will be in Polson on Tuesday, June 7, at the North Lake County Public Library from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. They will provide services on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Walk-ins are welcome all day or to schedule an appointment please call 406-258-3428.

Tuesday, June 7 from 2-3 p.m.

Come learn and earn $20 worth of Fresh SNAP Double Dollars to be spent on locally grown produce at the Polson Farmer’s Market. All are welcome, including children, but only SNAP recipients will receive market credit.

The first class of the season will focus on garden planting basics and will be taught by Rene Kittle from 2-3 p.m. Class will be held at Flathead Reservation Extension: 701 B 1st St. E., Polson. Space is limited. 

ST. IGNATIUS — On June 7 the regular meeting of the Mission Mountain Quilt Club will take place at the Terrace Lake Community Church in Ronan. Refreshments are at 6 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. This is be the final prep time for the Quilt Show and Country Store items. So if you haven’t brought your fat quarters or items for the Country Store please do so on the June 7 and don’t forget your show-and-tell items. All quilts must be registered by June 30 and no later to be in the show.

RONAN — Mission Valley Back Country Horsemen will meet on June 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the VFW on Round Butte Road. Scott and Bonnie Kiser will present a video of their 10-day pack trip with their horses in the Absaroka Beartooth National Forest, four years ago. They will also give a presentation on their Arizona vacation from this past winter, renting a specialized camper van and a very interesting and affordable way to travel. Hope to see you there.

ARLEE — The last day of school for Arlee schools is Wednesday, June 8.

RONAN — Ronan High School Student Council is sponsoring a 5K Color Run on Thursday, June 9. Registration fee is $10 and includes a headband, sunglasses, and a powder packet. The run begins and ends in the Ronan High School parking lot. There will be color stations throughout the course. Registration begins at 1 p.m. and the run starts at 2 p.m. You can pre-register on Wednesday, June 8, from 4-6 p.m. in the Ronan High School parking lot. 

PABLO — All community members are invited to Open Office Days for USDA Rural Development from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 8 at Salish Kootenai Housing Authority. USDA Rural Developments provide loan and/or grant programs for homeownership, rental assistance, home repair and rehab, essential community facilities, water and waste facilities and business expansions and acquisitions.

For more information, call Mary Driscoll at 306-675-4491, ext. 1517.

RONAN — The VFW Auxiliary 5652 is having a meeting on Wednesday, June 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall in Ronan.

For more information call 406-676-3380.

POLSON — The Lake County Democrats are conducting their 2016 Democratic Delegate Selection County Convention to be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, at Journey Be (Soups On) 101 Seventh Ave. W. The convention is free, disability assessable, and open to all democrats registered as voters in Lake County. Democrats will caucus to elect County delegates to be sent to the Montana Democratic Party’s Delegate Selection Convention in Helena, on Saturday, June 11, to elect Montana Democrats to serve as delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, the week of July 25, 2016. For questions about the Convention, contact Craig McClure, Lake County Democrat chairman, at 406-599-4087 or dcmcclure@yahoo.com. Additional information is available at www.montana democrats.org.

RONAN — The final day of school for Ronan schools is Thursday, June 9.

HOT SPRINGS — Enjoy Andrea Harsell playing Roots ‘n Rock at the Symes Hotel from 8-10 p.m.

HOT SPRINGS — The 67th annual Homesteader Days celebration begins on June 10 with arts, crafts and food booths on Main St. from noon to 5 p.m. At 6 p.m. the annual alumni basketball game takes place at the Hot Springs High School gym. Fergies Pub will host the Good, the Bad and the Ugly playing classic rock music. For more general information call 406-741-3115; Car Show call 406-741-5707.

POLSON — The Polson Splash Softball ASA tournament will be held June 10-12 in Polson. Please visit: montanaasasoftball.com. 

HOT SPRINGS — A breakfast fundraiser for the Hot Springs Library will take place from 8-11 a.m. at the Tribal Nutrition Center on Spring Street. Enjoy the Homesteader Days Car Show at 9 a.m. by Valley Bank. The Skunk Alley Run, a 3K & 10 K run begins at 9:30 a.m. Meet at Wall Street Place. From 11 a.m-4 p.m. there will be fun jumps and games at Hot Springs City Park. Tom Clontz will provide live country western music from 10 a.m.-noon on the Main Street stage. An ice cream social takes place at the Senior Center at 11:30 a.m. followed by a Kiddy Parade on Main Street, kiddy games in the park, and a ducky race at noon. The LaRue Hot Springs Museum with historic Hot Springs exhibits is at noon.

From 1-3 p.m. Andrea Harsell will provide Americana music on stage on Main Street. Car Show judging and classic rock D.J. is on stage from 3-4:30 p.m. 

On the Main Street stage rock music will be performed by Alex Boey from 4:30-6:30 p.m., Southern Comfort from 6:45-8:45 p.m., and from 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Voodoo Horseshoes will entertain.

Enjoy a rodeo on Broadway, east of the school at 6 p.m. 

POLSON — All in Stitches is celebrating “Knit in Public Day,” on June 11 from 1-4 p.m. The public is invited to join us in knitting hats for Share the Spirit. Yarn and patterns will be provided. Bring your own needles. Call 406-883-3643 for more information.

POLSON –– Come gather some wisdom from the experts at Delaney’s Nursery through their spring seminar series. On Saturday, June 4, at 10 a.m. learn about “Soil Composition —Transform your soil into rich growing media.” Delaneys is located at 40514 Highway 35. Seminars are free and open to the public. Call 406-883-2612 for more information.

RONAN —Ronan District Library will have a special Father’s Day craft gift-making event on June 11, from noon-3 p.m. on Saturday, June 11. If you have questions just call the library at 406-676-3683.

ST. IGNATIUS — A spay/neuter clinic will be held on Saturday, June 11, and Sunday, June 12. The clinic is free for households meeting low-income guidelines. If you have questions, please call 406-883-5978.

RONAN — The Father's Day Indian Taco Benefit and Silent Auction on Saturday, June 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mission Valley Senior Center, 528 Main St., Ronan. The silent auction will have more than items to bid on. Proceeds will benefit the Mission Valley Senior Center's Nutrition Program. 

RONAN — The VFW Auxiliary 5652 is having a yard sale on Saturday, June 11, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the VFW Hall in Ronan. If you have items to donate, call 406-676-3380.

RONAN — The public is invited to the senior piano recital of Josiah Petit. He will play beautiful classical music from Debussy, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Chopin and the Andalucia suite, on the grand piano at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Franklin and Fourth Ave. SE on Sunday, June 12, at 4 p.m. A reception to honor Josiah will follow. Call 406-676-8224 for more information.Classical music played 

HOT SPRINGS — The Masonic Lodge will host a pancake breakfast from 7:30-11:30 p.m. The LaRue Museum will be open from noon-4 p.m. A gospel hour will take place on the Main Street Stage with Andrea Harsell from 11 a.m.-noon. The Grand Parade takes place at noon and will feature Great Scots, pipes and drums. A Homesteader reunion will take place at the Senior Center at 1 p.m. At 2 p.m. the rodeo takes place on Broadway, east of the school.

LAKE COUNTY — The Flathead Reservation and Lake County Boys and Girls Club will operate a summer program at both their Polson and Ronan sites Monday-Friday (not July 4) from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. The cost is $25 per month or $75 for the entire summer program, which runs June 13-Aug. 26. Applications may be picked up onsite or at: www.flatheadbgc.org. Breakfast and lunch will be provided by school feeding programs and a snack and dinner will be provided by the club. Activities include: art, technology, swimming, fitness, gardening, photography, robotics, reading, character development, hiking and community service. Additional activities include: Ninepipes Museum, library reading program, camping in Glacier Park, Summer Brain Gain program, SMART moves program.

RONAN — The Ronan District Library Summer Reading Program starts on Monday, June 13, and anyone of any age can register and read. Attendance at Storytimes is not required for participation, just sign up and receive a reading log. The last day for participants to turn in their reading logs is Thursday, August 11. The Summer Reading Picnic and Prize Drawing is Saturday, August 13, from noon-3 p.m. Go online at RonanLibrary.org or call 406-676-3682 for more information.

PABLO — Salish Kootenai College, “Making Fitness Fun Program” (open to youth 7 years and older) begins June 13 and goes from 8:30 a.m.-noon Monday through Thursday, all summer long. The program will be held at the Salish Kootenai College Joe McDonald Gymnasium. Physical activities will be provided in-between breakfast and lunch. Activities include: swimming, kickball, football, basketball, dodge ball, Native games, volleyball, soccer, Shinny, bike riding and gardening.  Activities are intended to keep kids busy and active during the summer months. Transportation is provided Monday through Thursday to Ronan and Polson Boys and Girls Clubs daily at about noon. Contact Mike Tryon or Paul Phillips at Salish Kootenai College for more Information at 406-275-4916 or 406-275-4917

RONAN/PABLO — Ronan School District #30 will offer Summer Camps in Ronan and Pablo June 13-20, for students entering grades first-eighth. Topics may include art, swimming, naturalist, SpectrUM science and more. Call 406-676-3390 x 7728 for more information.

RONAN — Ronan Middle School will offer Summer School June 13-30, Monday-Friday, from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Summer School will include literacy and math instruction for students entering grades sixth-eighth. Call 406-676-3390 x 7728 for more information.

YELLOW BAY — Flathead Lake Biological Station to present “Data and Donuts” Monday, June 13, from 10-11 a.m. at the station. Call 406-982-3301 ext. 229 for more information.

POLSON — AARP’s “Smart Driver Course” will be taught at the Polson Area Senior Center from 8:30-11 a.m. and from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14. Call 406-883-4735 for a reservation.

POLSON — North Lake County Public Library in Polson is offering an oceanthemed adult coloring program on Wednesday, June 15, from 2-4 p.m. in the library meeting room. Coloring pages and postcards from Johanna Basford’s 2015 release, “Lost Ocean,” will be featured. A virtual aquarium with relaxing background music on the library’s Smart Board will help set the nautical tone. Light refreshments of ice tea, lemonade, and fresh cookies from the Lake City Bakery will be available. Everyone is welcome. For more information, please call the circulation desk at 406-883- 8225 or visit the library at 2 First Ave. E.

POLSON — Fruit Salad is the theme of the May “Parents as Teachers” playgroup in Polson. Pregnant moms and families with children under the age of 5 are welcome to attend this free program. Come join us from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Lake County Public Health Department, 802 Main St. You can learn more about the Parents as Teachers Home Visiting program. Call LCPH at 406-883- 7288 for more information.

POLSON — Come watch the Mission Valley Junior Varsity Mariners play against the Glacier Twins during their home game, which begins at 4 p.m.

FERNDALE — On June 16 at 4 p .m., the Lake County Park Board will hold a public meeting at the Ferndale Community Center to discuss current and future improvements to the Rainbow Drive Swan River Access Site. If you use the site or are affected by its use and would care to comment about its future, please come and give us your ideas. The center is off Highway 35, turn east onto Highway 209, drive to the flashing light on South Ferndale Drive, turn right and drive less than 100 yards. The Community Center is on the right.

POLSON — Support Polson Late Afternoon Social Hour meets on Thursday, June 16, from 5-7 p.m. Your host will be Mission Valley Physical Therapy, Nunlist Enterprises, Caselli Therapeutic Massage located at 51657 Highway 93 E. See you there.